cryonics
/kɹaɪˈɒnɪks/noun
cryonics is spelled C-R-Y-O-N-I-C-S: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cryonics means “The cryopreservation of a person with medical needs that cannot be met by available medicine until resuscitation and healing by future medicine is…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cryonics?
| Letters | 8: C-R-Y-O-N-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cryonics?
Cryonics appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cryonics?
- /kɹaɪˈɒnɪks/
Cryonics has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cryonics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The cryopreservation of a person with medical needs that cannot be met by available medicine until resuscitation and healing by future medicine is possible.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cryonics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cryopreservation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | criônica, criónica |
| Spanish | criónica |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cryonics come from?
From cryo- + -n- + -ics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).